Starlink Business Development Manager (UK & Ireland)

The role

The Business Development Manager will own consumer acquisition and growth for Starlink across the UK and Irish market. This person will build and execute local growth strategies through partnerships, sales, and marketing initiatives to expand broadband access.

What you will do

• Own Starlink's consumer subscriber growth strategy and execution for the UK&IE region
• Serve as Starlink's local market owner for awareness, acquisition, partnerships, and performance
• Execute business development strategies to expand Starlink's consumer presence
• Identify, evaluate, and build new customer acquisition channels
• Drive deal execution from opportunity identification through commercial agreements and partner launch
• Represent Starlink in external discussions with prospective commercial partners and community stakeholders
• Lead local marketing and awareness initiatives
• Build Starlink's brand presence and visibility throughout the region
• Collect and synthesize customer and partner feedback to influence product and pricing
• Track and report on subscriber acquisition performance and ROI

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, economics, or engineering
• 2+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operations
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% or more of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations

Nice to have

• 4+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operation
• Expertise in the consumer purchasing behaviour within the region, particularly in rural areas
• Experience working with consumer technology, telecommunications, broadband, utilities, or subscription-based services
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to operate independently in the field
• Experience building and scaling local or regional partnerships and distribution channels
• Experience running local marketing, field marketing, or community growth initiatives
• Previous experience launching & growing products within the region
• Demonstrated success owning projects end-to-end and delivering measurable growth results
• Independently motivated with a track record of execution and ownership
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting than one where we are not.